Drowned Lands Conservation Area - Columbia Land Conservancy
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 42.05588, -73.57021
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| Drowned Lands Conservation Area Parking |
TRAIL MAP:
Drowned Lands Swamp Conservation Area Map (black and white map) - Columbia Land Conservancy
Drowned Lands Swamp Conservation Area Brochure (older version showing colors of trails but also a trail that no longer exists) - Columbia Land Conservancy
HIKE DISTANCE: 1.8 miles (would have been 1.5 but went back to look for a trail that no longer exists)
Hiked together with:
Overmountain Conservation Area (5 minutes away) - 9.9 miles
Buttercup Farm Audubon Sanctuary (20 minutes away) - 3.7 miles
THE HIKE:
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| From the parking lot ... |
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| ... towards the kiosk ... |
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| ... then right to the summit trail. |
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| Passing by the swamp trail on the left. We would go that way after the summit. |
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| The climb up is pretty steep at times but once there ... |
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| ... the views made the climb worthwhile. |
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| Heading back down. |
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| Right on the swamp trail. |
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| This trail is flat until ... |
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| ... a little bit of a climb on a trail to the right to ... |
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| ... an overlook of the swamp. |
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| Continuing on the swamp trail to ... |
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| ... swamp views at the end. |
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| Now straight back all the way to the kiosk. |
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| I had the older version of the map with me and it showed another overlook off of the summit trail that I did not see so I went back up to look for it. It was nowhere to be found. When I later looked at the newer black and white map that trail was no long shown so it must have been eliminated. |
